A potential graduate student strike could jeopardize exam grading and lead to the cancellation of sections for thousands of Columbia undergraduates, leaving students uncertain about the future of their classes as finals approach.

While University President Lee Bollinger has made Columbia’s global presence one of his main priorities, expiring funding for the Core Curriculum abroad and a lack of communication from key administrative offices have stifled faculty’s involvement in global education.

At a Columbia University College Republicans event on Tuesday, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation President Mark Mix discussed unionization in the context of the ongoing Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME.

University President Lee Bollinger discussed financial problems that low-income students face, concerns about diminishing student enthusiasm for education, and the influence of the Chinese government on Columbia academics during a fireside chat this Tuesday.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the Graduate Student Advisory Council denied that the provost’s office had “been working productively” with it, rebutting a claim made by Provost John Coatsworth in an email sent to the Columbia community last Tuesday.

The graduate student union plans to file a charge accusing Columbia of violating federal labor laws for its refusal to bargain, union members said at a protest on Thursday.

The University Senate discussed potential repercussions of the new Republican House and Senate tax plans for graduate students at the last plenary of the semester on Friday.

The School of International and Public Affairs hosted a panel on Wednesday discussing implications that the potential revocation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program would have for university life, Columbia’s student body, and immigrant populations in New York City.

After debating versions of a resolution reaffirming academic freedom of speech for over a year, the University Senate declined to hold a vote on Friday and tabled the discussion, pushing the issue to the November plenary.

President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim spoke about the importance and potential of human solidarity on Thursday as part of the World Leaders Forum.